Dakota Daulby

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Dakota Daulby
Born (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 31)
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Years active2010–present
Website www.dakotadaulby.com

Dakota Daulby (born October 10, 1994)[ citation needed ] is a Canadian film and television actor, producer, director and screenwriter.

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Early life

Daulby was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] He spends his time between his home town of Maple Ridge and Vancouver. [1] He started his two-year acting program under the department head and Gemini Award winning actor Phil Granger and completed the program with honours in September 2014. [2] [3]

Career

Daulby entered the American market with work on TV shows such as Falling Skies and Wayward Pines . He discovered his love for acting at a young age and proceeded to enroll in New Image College. [4]

2011–2014: Early roles

Daulby got his first break after landing the lead role in the award-winning short film Why Does God Hate Me?, written and directed by Joel Ashton McCarthy. [5] The film was featured at the New York Film Festival [6] and other film festivals across the world. [2]

Daulby next appeared in the Lifetime film Girl Fight by director Stephen Gyllenhaal. He cited Gyllenhaal's son, Jake Gyllenhaal as a major influence on his career.

The following year, Daulby landed the starring role in the feature film The Woodcarver, alongside John Ratzenberger. [7] [8] He co-starred as the love interest in the Leo Award-winning big screen adaptation Sitting on the Edge of Marlene alongside Paloma Kwiatkowski and Suzanne Clément, adapted from the novella The Trouble With Marlene by Billie Livingston. [7] [9]

2014–present: Falling Skies and beyond

Daulby appeared in the series Spooksville , CW's iZombie, Pretty Little Addict, Batwoman , Van Helsing , and in a recurring role on the fourth season of Falling Skies . [7] [10] [11] Daulby portrays the ruthless Nazi-esque head of the Espheni brainwashing camps, Kent Matthews. On the show, he worked closely with Maxim Knight, Noah Wyle, Will Patton, Doug Jones and Colin Cunningham. [12]

In early 2014, Daulby won the leading role in the Canadian horror thriller, Black Fly, which was released at international film festivals in 2015. [12] [13] Daulby received a nomination at Leo Awards for "Best Male Lead in a Motion Picture" - losing to his Black Fly co-star Matthew MacCaull. In November 2015, Daulby was nominated for and won the ACTRA Union of BC Performers (UBCP) award for the best emerging performer for his role in Black Fly.

Daulby co-wrote, co-directed, and co-produced over 20 short and alternative media films with New Image Entertainment. [7] [14] In 2016, he had a guest starring role opposite Academy Award nominatee Djimon Hounsou, in M. Night Shyamalan's Wayward Pines . [15] Daulby played Travis in the Luc Besson fantasy epic, The Warriors Gate. [16]

Other projects

Daulby was the co-creator of the Vancouver-based 72 horror film festival, The Phrike Filmfest - also acting as the shows official MC. He is highly involved in New Image College's community events, he hosted and appeared on such shows like Breakfast Television , the Fair at the PNE, Electric Playground and Shaw Television.

Daulby appears in the CW's The 100 as Sheidheda.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Camp GoodtimesMaxShort film
2011Why Does God Hate Me?MatthewShort Film
2011 Girl Fight Sophomore Boy #1TV movie
2012The WoodcarverMatthewTV movie
2013Mimi & MeSam VaughnShort Film
2014 Spooksville Jerome Simone; 1 episodeTV series
2014 Falling Skies Kent Matthews; 5 episodesTV series
2014 Sitting on the Edge of Marlene DrewMovie
2014RoarJoshShort Film
Nominated Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Short Drama [17]
2014Black FlyJake HensonMovie
Nominated Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture [17]
Nominated UBCP/ACTRA Award for Best Newcomer [18]
2014Josh & TomTom; co-producerShort Film
2014That Strawberry?Co-writer, co-director, and co-producerShort Film
2015 iZombie Tommy/Tom; 2 episodesTV series
2016Pretty Little AddictTyler KinanTV movie
2016 The Warriors Gate TravisMovie
2016 Wayward Pines Griffin; 1 episodeTV series
Nominated Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series [19]
2018 Freaks ExecutionerMovie
2019–2020 The 100 Sheidheda/ Dark CommanderTV series
2021 Black Summer SonnyTV series
2021 The Last Victim TadMovie
2024 Shōgun SalamonTV series
2024 Longlegs Agent Horatio FiskMovie
2025 Smoke LeeMiniseries

References

  1. 1 2 "Arts: Maple Ridge Actor Dakota Daulby Stars in "The Woodcarver" – Pitt Meadows Today". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Interview: Dakota Daulby talks about his career and Falling Skies
  3. The Permanent Rain Press Interview With Dakota Daulby
  4. "Acting and Esthetician School, Makeup Artist Training and Workshops". New Image College. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. "Video on Joel Ashton McCarthy". Joel Ashton McCarthy. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. "54th New York Film Festival". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Home | Montreal Gazette | Montreal Gazette". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  8. "Teen thespian forging name for himself - News - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times". www.mrtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. "Vancouver actor Dakota Daulby takes on tough role in Spielberg series". www.vancitybuzz.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016.
  10. "FALLING SKIES Scoop: Dakota Daulby Talks Reeducation Camps and Humanity's Survival in season 4 | the TV addict". June 22, 2014.
  11. "Dakota Daulby Discusses His Role on Falling Skies". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "INTERVIEW: Dakota Daulby on FALLING SKIES, BLACK FLY & SITTING ON THE EDGE OF MARLENE – Hollywood North Buzz".
  13. "Notable.ca | Dakota Daulby Todays Notable Young Professional". Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  14. "Camille Sullivan and Michael Eklund bag the big prizes at UBCP/ACTRA awards | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". November 7, 2015.
  15. "Actor Dakota Daulby Talks 'Wayward Pines' and M. Night Shyamalan". July 6, 2016.
  16. Vogt, Tiffany (July 5, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: WAYWARD PINES Scoop: Shining the Spotlight on Dakota Daulby". seat42f.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "2015 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  18. "UBCP/ACTRA – The 2015 UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". www.ubcp.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  19. "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.